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William Atherton
Actor 79 years old

William Atherton

Orange, Connecticut, USA

William Atherton Knight Jr. (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor, best known for portraying Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and its sequel and Walter Peck in Ghostbusters.

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18 roles
Shot from Die Hard
Character Richard Thornburg

Die Hard

1988

Shot from The Sugarland Express
Character Clovis Michael Poplin
Shot from Ghostbusters
Character Walter Peck
Shot from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Character Mayor Walter Peck
Shot from Oscar
Character Overton

Oscar

1991

Shot from Die Hard 2
Character Richard Thornburg

Die Hard 2

1990

Title screen of Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters No snapshots yet
Character Self
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Character Father Westhoff

Jinn

2014

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Character Earle Swinter
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Character John
Title screen of The Girl Next Door No snapshots yet
Character Adult David Moran
Title screen of Into the Sun No snapshots yet
Character Agent Block
Who's Your Daddy? No snapshots yet
Character Duncan Mack
Title screen of The Last Samurai No snapshots yet
Character Winchester Rep
Burning Down the House No snapshots yet
Character Arthur Kranston
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Character Ralph Stanton
Bread and Roses No snapshots yet
Character Party Guest (uncredited)
The Crow: Salvation No snapshots yet
Character Nathan Randall

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

31 titles
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 2019
Jinn
Jinn 2014
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie 2012
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door 2007
Hacia la oscuridad
Hacia la oscuridad 2007
Into the Sun
Into the Sun 2005
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy? 2004
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai 2003
Race to Space
Race to Space 2001
Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House 2001
The Crow: Salvation
The Crow: Salvation 2000
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses 2000
Mad City
Mad City 1997
Hoodlum
Hoodlum 1997
Bio-Dome
Bio-Dome 1996
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 1993
Oscar
Oscar 1991
Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror
Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail... to Terror 1990
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 1990
Buried Alive
Buried Alive 1990
Die Hard
Die Hard 1988
No Mercy
No Mercy 1986
Real Genius
Real Genius 1985
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 1984
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg 1975
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 1975
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express 1974
Class of '44
Class of '44 1973
The New Centurions
The New Centurions 1972

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